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Tim Burton's 2001 "Planet of the Apes" remake returns to a re-working of Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel, much like the original 1968 film. The story more-or-less follows the original, with an astronaut experiencing trouble in space and landing on a strange planet only to find it populated with intelligent apes. From there, the story diverges, exploring a re-imagined ape society and more established caste system. This film received poor reviews, but it's not as bad as people remember. While it doesn't seek to recreate the aesthetic of the original, the story is creative and the ape prosthetics are even better for their time than those in 1968. Burton relies on practical effects wherever possible, leading to a more concrete feel to the action.Burton's "Planet of the Apes" suffers for two primary reasons. First, it predated the current trend in remakes and reboots, when films take more liberties with their original source material than past remakes used to. Now that audiences expect this from remakes, a film like Burton's "Apes" would probably be more well-received. Second, Burton felt the need to include a twist ending as both Boulle's novel and the original film have one. Unfortunately, the twist is not nearly as shocking as it was in 1968 and was poorly executed. After 5 original films, one live-action TV series, and an animated series, Burton took risks to reinvigorate the franchise. Audiences simply weren't ready for them. That said, the world-building he accomplishes in this is better than most of "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" and "Battle for the Planet of the Apes," let alone the animated series.If you've seen this before and written it off, give it another look. While audiences currently enjoy three phenomenal "Planet of the Apes" films using the latest motion-capture technology, I still wonder what might have been with animatronics, prosthetics, and practical effects.

I have the two disc DVD set for the 2001 film. I will be keeping both the Blu-Ray & DVD's . Many "Features" on the DVD were omitted due to licensing issues. This is the case with so many new Blu-Ray transfers of older films. Be aware this has different packaging and only features a commentary with Tim Burton and none of the over 13 Hours of features on the Two Disc DVD special edition.

Leave it to Tim Burton to screw up a movie!! Jesus...does EVERYTHING have to have a "dark, whimsical, cartoonish" twist to it?? He did the same with Wonka and screwed that one up as well!!! Trust me....this is DEFINITELY a movie where the original, which was made in the late 60s, is better than it's modern-day remake!! Up yours Burton!

If your going to watch this film, do yourself a favor, don't compare it to the original, because there is nothing to compare it to. Otherwise, your end result will end up like the other ape duds in most of these reviews. These reviewers are taking this film to serious.This film is loaded with visual effects and has the ability to provoke your thinking. It's by far, better then what you seen in the past. Yes, the surprise ending doesn't make sense, but do your time travel math. Add in Thade, the chimpanzee from the space pod, few other things and use your imagination. (This is what I mean by provoking.)You got the good apes and the bad apes. The humans are in the middle and the standoff is elegantly filmed. I wish there was more emphasis on the human rights issue. This film moves: a powerful space pod landing sequence, a quick escape for the humans, a wild chase for the apes and onto the battlefield. I think this fast track bothers a lot people about the film. Whatever way you look at it, the makeup, body suits, grunts and movements of these apes are very realistic and add to the excitement.I enjoyed the ride, hope you do too.